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Hegseth's Mormon diss busts a MAGA myth
Christian nationalism isn't just immoral — it's incoherent
Get used to $5 gas
Even if the war ends now, it will take months for prices to come down
Trump DOJ axed probe into GOP coal baron
DOJ put pressure on a probe into potential criminal violations of Justice's vast coal empire
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Ranked choice voting: Maine's new normal
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The Soundgarden memoir that fans needed
Rich with perspective, the band's lead guitarist revisits Seattle's music scene and the loss of Chris Cornell
Summer has another flavor
Read this before you pour it down the drain
US spends billions on war, and can't win
The greatest military power in history hasn't managed to win a war since 1945. Doesn't that tell us something?
Leave it to Pete Hegseth to ruin D-Day
The French are still grateful for America’s 1944 sacrifice. Hegseth’s loathsome tirade may have changed that
Pulte's ties to secretive Christian org
The new acting national intelligence director’s grandfather was close with Fellowship Foundation leader Doug Coe
Here's why California results take time
Trump and GOP criticize the long wait, but an onslaught of late mail ballots takes time
Backrooms: A stealth Silicon Valley tale
Maybe this liminal space horror is telling a story about what happens when we get sucked into our screens
Patton Oswalt hates slop bowls, too
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Even purple Colorado's GOP has gone nuts
The lead in the GOP governor’s primary claims he’s an expert at “Cajun Karate” — the other two aren’t much better
People really are leaving MAGA
I was addicted to Trump’s elixir of rage and fear for years. It’s finally losing its power over others
Anti-abortion groups target Republicans
Multiple Republicans lose primaries after key party allies backed their challengers instead
Trump attacks NBC, ends interview
After repeated fact-checks and challenges, Trump turned his frustration and anger on NBC and Kristen Welker
Trump, Mamdani, Elmo and the NBA finals
A president, a mayor and a muppet have little in common — except New York's growing NBA Finals obsession
Earth, Wind & Fire's music is universal
Questlove’s new documentary explores the spiritual magic that makes one of pop's biggest bands among its greatest
All you need is rice and lentils
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Ryan O’Connell is inspiration porn
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